Road Trippin' Rossy's (2025)

12/08/2022

Day 555 & it was time to leave Yass & head to our next destination Albury. At least it is a little warmer here & we're not all freezing our nuts off 🌰🌰🤣🤣

Day 556 & today we did a day trip down to Glenrowan. It's a place I've always wanted to go. To have a look at the Ned Kelly memorabilia & check out the different Kelly sites. Unfortunately the weather isn't so good so walking the trail is out but we did drive some of it, including where Ned was taken down. We visited Kate's Cottage, named after Ned's sister & this place is a treasure trove of all things Ned. We also had a great yarn to the owners so be sure to pop in here as they have so much knowledge about both Ned Kelly & also life in general

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Day 554 & today we went back to Canberra for another day of exploring. This time we visited The Dinosaur museum, Questacon & the Royal Australian Mint. The dinosaur museum was fantastic & the boys couldn't get over how Jazzy knew all the dinosaurs when they didn't even know them. Questacon was also great & when the boys first heard it was science they thought it was going to be boring. They were definitely surprised & spent hours playing & learning. We thought it would be great to go to the mint to compare it to the Perth Mint we had already visited. To say we were disappointed was an understatement. Whilst it was great to see money being made it was nothing compared to the Perth Mint. At least though we have been to both & seen money being made here & bullion being made in Perth

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Day 553 & last night we arrived in Yass to stay at the showgrounds for a couple of nights while we visit Canberra. Today we visited the War Memorial & Parliament House. The war memorial sure has changed a lot since we were last there & I'm sure you could spend a week just seeing & reading everything. Parliament house was also interesting & although there wasn't any sittings today the boys had the fun looking around. They even decided the main hall is probably used for basketball, only for the federal Police to put a downer & say it was just used for meetings & hired out for Deb balls etc. The police dud like the boys suggestion though & wished it was a basketball court. Could you imagine our politicians making decisions with a game of basketball?? Maybe better decisions would be made 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤣🤣

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Day 551 & today we spent our last day in Sydney playing basketball with Brandem. Jason forgot how old he was & his capabilities playing against the kids 🤣🤣 & went for a sixer. Luckily nurse Jazzy was on the scene & after a quick trip to the chemist she had him patched up in no time. Tonight we went out for a goodbye dinner with Brandem & Mel & her husband Pete. On the way back to the van we filled up diesel which was down to $1.77 what a bloody bargain 👍👍

Day 552 & as we say Goodbye to Brandon/Uncle Brandem we have all really enjoyed seeing him after 2 years. It's always sad to say Goodbye, but we know it's not forever

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Day 549 & today we hung out at Mel's baking, playing the switch & Brax winning at Rumikub again (although I did get to win 1 game) 🤣🤣

Day 550 & today we took a road trip with Mel to Bathurst. The boys really wanted to go back there & Blake wanted to take his car around the track. So off we drove for the 2 hour trip. It was absolutely freezing up the top of the mountain. We also called into the museum where the kids loved seeing all the different racing cars, bikes & memorabilia. There was even a sprintcar just for the boys. After a bite for a late lunch we headed back on another 2 hour trip. Brandem met us back at the van to stay again & spend time with us before we leave

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Day 538 & today we went to the Fire museum here in Penrith. The kids all loved it as both their Poppy (Colin) & their dad have both served in the fire brigade. Col was in for many many years including as Captain, so being here made them very proud. This afternoon Blake, Jason & Cruze decided to try for round 2 on the tyres Blake wanted. This time they found a better ATM that Jason was able to get money out for Blake, who is now waiting on a new card 🤣🤣. Whilst the boys went to pick up the tyres, the rest of us went to the chemist to get some supplies to remove a rather large splinter from Jazzy's hand that she had acquired. We then went to watch some fliers at Ifly before Mel took us back to the caravan where the others had arrived. Blake already had the new wheels on & you couldn't wipe the smile off his face. It makes us so happy seeing the joy his car is bringing him 💙💙

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Day 546 & today Mel worked so we just relaxed at the caravan park

Day 547 & today we went into Sydney to have a look around the city. First point of call was of course the Harbour Bridge & Opera House. After lunch we took a ferry ride to Darling Harbour, where we had a look in the Sea museum. We then walked back into the city where unfortunately we came across an extremely unpleasant human. A lady roughly in her 60 - 70's who made a choice to get in an elevator with our whole family waited until she was inside to start screaming at us with the most disgusting language because we didn't have a mask on. Rather than stoop to her level I just asked her not to speak like she was in front of our kids. I could have pointed out that she got in the lift with us & could have waited or that regardless of masks not being mandatory, we have exemptions for not wearing one, but sadly I have learnt in this very sad world that we now live in where people have turned on each other, there is no talking with these types of people. Again as she continued to scream at all of us & tell us that we killed the people who have died I asked her not to speak like she was in front of the kids. Chance & Brax were extremely upset about the situation & it wasn't until later that night I found out from Chance that as the lady got out of the elevator she turned to him & said 'I hope it's your mother that dies'. Now I understand that a lot of people are worried & scared with the current world we live in, but the actions & words from this poor excuse of a human are not only disgusting but absolutely uncalled for. We need to remember that the last few years have been hard on everyone & we never know what someone else has been or is going through, so the only way to get through is with kindness 💙💙

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Day 545 & today Mel & I went & checked out the market in a beautiful old country town Windsor. It was so nice just spending the day with the 2 of us.

I met Mel as a 6 year old so have really known her for pretty much my whole life. She was 16 & was my Scottish dancing teacher. As time went on & we both stopped dancing Mel stayed part of my family. She would come around for dinner at our house every Wednesday night & I would often go places with her. We also played indoor softball together & that is where we both were the night my mum died. I was only 14 & we arrived home from softball on that Tuesday night to find my Pa & our neighbour who was a policeman at home. Dad was at the hospital with mum. While I sat on the tree out the front trying to process mum's accident (she had slipped whilst getting out of the bath, knocked herself out & drowned), Mel come & tried to comfort me. She told me everything was going to be ok, but I knew in my heart mum wasn't coming home. She has always been there & we have shared so much in our 39 years of friendship. I love her so much & no matter how much time goes in between our contact it's like we've never been apart 💙💙

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Day 542 - 543 & with Mel working we spent the rest of the week back at the tennis courts. Blake & Jason also headed off to have a look at some new tyres for Blake's car, but after driving around for hours, Blake forgetting his bank pin # so the machine ate his card & then the guy wouldn't let him transfer the money into his account, the boys decided to give up & just come home.

Day 544 & today we headed to Sydney's Taronga Zoo with Brandem & one of his Navy friends Brendan. It doesn't matter how many times you go or how many different zoo's you visit, it is always a great day. Chance & I decided we think we need a squirrel monkey though, as they are sooooo cute. After leaving the Zoo, Brandem took us back to his barracks HMAS Penguin to show us around. After seeing his room we went down tocheck out where he dived. Cruze's ears pricked up as soon as he heard there was a tennis court, but that didn't surprise us as he usually only listens if he hears the word tennis 🤣🤣
After leaving Brandem's we went for dinner at Mel's. Cruze & Chance played tennis on the switch, while Brax kept winning our games of Rumikub. He always seems to get rid of his tiles even when we don't think he can, bloody smarty pants

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Day 541 & today Mel took us for a drive up to the Blue Mountains. We went to Katoomba to see The Three Sister's rock formation & we visited Scenic World where we rode the steepest train in the world. It was absolutely freezing but at least the sun was out

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Day 540 & today we went for a trip with Mel to the home of Home & Away, Palm Beach. We were a little disappointed as the bait shop & Cafe, along with part of the pier have been demolished & they appear to be building a new one. The boys checked out the surf & talked about getting boards to go out there. Jazzy collected shells along the beach before we took the very steep walk up to the lighthouse

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Day 534 - 537 & we left Byron to head down the coast to Coffs Harbour. Unfortunately the rain has set in & we couldn't do anything whilst in Coffs. We decided to head straight to Sydney as I was really looking forward to catching up with both Melinda my very long time friend & my other little brother Brandon

Day 538 & today we went in to Westfield to meet Melinda for lunch as she was finishing work at 1pm. Brandon also met us in there & then afterwards he came back to the caravan park to stay with us the night.

Day 539 & today we found some tennis courts to have a hit at. Brandon spent the whole day with us so the kids all had a ball playing with him. Jazzy has renamed him Brandem so from now on that is what we will call him 🤣🤣

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Day 532 & after 287 days in Queensland it was time to leave. We haven't gone too far over the border though as 1st point of call is the beautiful Byron Bay

Day 533 & today we surprised the boys with surfing lessons. We were originally going to do them for Cruze's birthday, but as that didn't work out we decided to do it here in Byron. JJ the boys instructor was very impressed as they all managed to stand up not long after starting. I had been a little worried about Brax who doesn't usually like to try new things & he even shook his head when we first arrived at the surf shop, but I persistently told him to give it a go. Well wouldn't you know it, Brax was the 1st one to stand up on his board & absolutely loved every second & won't shut up about getting his own board 🌊🌊
In the afternoon we headed up to the lighthouse where we seen dolphins, whales, a turtle, Stingray & fish. Jazzy thought the dolphins were going to a birthday party & said the whales were really loud when they growled 🤣🤣 I just love her imagination 💜💜

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Day 525 - 529 & it's been a week of packing, cleaning & sorting as we get ready to leave. Blake also finished up at his work with the boss telling him he has a job any time he wants one. We are so bloody proud of the work ethic he has & the fact that every boss he has had hasn't wanted to lose him. He really is a bloody good kid (even though he's the biggest s**t stirrer of them all 😁😁). We spent Wednesday night celebrating Ethan's 4th birthday & watching Queensland bring home the State of Origin. Brax fell off his scooter & with a massive lump on his elbow it was off to hospital we went. Luckily after x-rays it wasn't broken as 1st thought, but instead he had damaged the little fluid pocket in the elbow which caused the lump often the 1st sign of a break. The dr said he was very lucky & it was probably all the milk he drank that saved him from a break. A bit of RICE for the week will see it healed nicely

Day 530 & it was time to say Goodbye to my little brother. It really was a hard day as it has been so good spending time with him & his family. Knowing he wasn't far away & we could visit any time was always comforting. We also went to say Goodbye to Phil & Vicki. Unfortunately Vicki's mum is not well so it was a very sad time, but I'm so glad we got to see them before we left

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Day 521 & Jason finished up at work today. He has only been there a few months but the boss gave him a $150 jacket & they shouted him lunch today. I think they have really appreciated having such experience & knowledge around & they've told him if we ever come back he has a job. Tonight we headed to the Redcliffe markets & it looks like they put on a fireworks display for our last week here 🤣🤣

Day 522 & 523 & we have spent more time with Brett, Sarah & the kids. We visited one of Sarah's workplace where we were able to go for a swim. Whilst even the indoor pool was too cold for this chicken, I was more than happy to sit it the spa & watch everyone else in the pool. After the swim we were going to have dinner at Waxy's however when we got there we couldn't get in as only Sarah had her licence on her & even though it was only 6pm on a Sunday you couldn't get in without id 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ So we went for a walk to Cavill Mall instead & enjoyed a meal at the pancake place

Day 524 & today we went to say Goodbye to Ross & Viv. Ross showed us his new boat which everyone totally drooled over 🤣🤣 There was also a few games of pool & lots of reminiscing & laughs

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Day 516 - 520 & this week has been Cruze & Chance's last week of tennis training with Pat. The boys have both really enjoyed working with him & have both improved a lot. Even until the very last lesson Pat was still telling the boys that if we ever come back he has a spot for them & he will also get them straight into the tennis performance school (he has been trying to get the boys to go since not long after we met 😊😊). All of the kids from the squad go to the school & the boys are definitely going to miss their new friends. The boys have had a fantastic relationship with Pat & it has almost been the same as Cruze & his old coach Jamie's relationship. I think the fact that our boys love to have a joke & s**t stir means that both player & coach get to have fun & lots of laughs. After all that should always be the Number 1 thing playing sport is about. I'm not sure Pat wil lever get over the fact that Cruze beat him this week though, it seemed to be a sore topic 🤣🤣

12/08/2022

Day 515 & today we celebrated Cruze's 13th Birthday. Chance & Brax stayed at Brett's again & Blake worked this morning so Jason, Jazzy & I took Cruze out for breakfast. After Blake finished work we headed down to Brett's & then we went to Iplay Adventure in Coomera. Unfortunately Lachlin & Henry weren't with us, but the rest of the kids had a ball. We then went back to Brett's for cake after some shinnanigans in the carpark 🤣🤣

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Day 508 - 509 & this weekend the boy's had another tennis tournament. This time Brax also decided to play. They all had another great weekend & Cruze made into the double's quarter finals. Chell also came down for a visit, so it was great to see her

Day 510 - 514 & with not long to go before leaving Brissy we are starting to get a few things sorted. Oh & there was more tennis 🎾 🎾🤣🤣

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